A Plymouth man may not have actually had a gun on him when he threatened to "snipe" police, but that didn't stop authorities from taking it seriously and calling the SWAT team.

Now, the man is facing several years in prison for the incident.

Robert K. Benzschawel, 51, has been charged with one county of misdemeanor disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse enhancer, one count of misdemeanor bail jumping and one count of failure to comply with officer demands to go into custody. Because Benzschawel is considered a repeat offender, two years imprisonment can be added to each of the charges.

According to the criminal complaint:

Plymouth police responded to a woman calling because her husband was attacking her. The man, Benzschawel, could be heard in the background yelling.

When officers arrived, Benzschawel's wife, Dorothy, indicated Benzschawel had hit her in the face and locked himself in the house, though she had a key. Benzschawel apparently returned to the house drunk after Dorothy dropped a restraining order against him.

Officers made contact with Benzschawel through a second-floor window and asked him to come out and talk. He refused, and later shouted to officers that he had a gun. After several attempts to get Benzschawel out of the house, he indicated he was going to "snipe" the officers with his gun and at one point told officers "it's on" and "here we go."

After his threats, the Sheboygan County SWAT team was called to the residence. Shortly thereafter, Benzschawel exited the residence and surrendered to police. During his transport to the Sheboygan County Detention Facility, he told officers he had murdered three people who had "complied" and indicated the officer transporting him was "complying." The report notes Benschawel later was found to have a BAC of .184.